Yearly Archive: 2020

The NH90 helicopter that disappeared into the sea on July 19 in the Caribbean has been salvaged. The aircraft has been brought to the surface in 2 parts in recent days. The tailpiece and hull arrived this afternoon in the port of Curaçao and are now going to the Netherlands by ship. They will arrive…

PARIS — Babcock France, an engineering firm that provides support services for government strategic forces, has selected the new-generation Euroflir 410 optronic (electro-optical) system from Safran Electronics & Defense as part of the contract awarded by French defense procurement agency DGA (Dir…

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Department of Defence’s design process and implementation to date of the Defence Export Strategy.

What did we find?
— The Department of Defence’s design and implementation to date of the Defence Export Strategy…

One aspect of the return of great power competition is the race to develop artificial intelligence, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said at the virtual Joint Artificial Intelligence Center symposium.

Artificial intelligence has the potential to change the battlefield, and the country that’s f…

QUANTICO, Va. — Program Executive Officer Land Systems recently completed fielding all full-rate production units of the Common Aviation Command and Control System.

The task was accomplished nearly two years ahead of schedule, saving the government millions of dollars in the process.

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After six years of development and industrialization and a number of prototypes produced, RUAG Aerostructures in Emmen (Switzerland) reached a significant milestone at the end of August with the final acceptance of the airworthiness test for the first payload suspension (pylon).

With the successf…